Housing

Where To Watch Growing Seattle Candidate Forum Tonight

The Urbanist is a proud cosponsor of a candidate forum tonight called Growing Seattle. The forum's theme is transportation and housing policy and will...

Zoning Changes Proposed Along 23rd Avenue, Cultural Heart Of The Central District

The Seattle City Council got its first glimpse this week at proposed rezones for three urban village nodes on 23rd Avenue in the Central...

Seattle Office Of Housing Plans 235 Affordable Homes At Fort Lawton

After more than a decade of delays, a plan to build more than 200 affordable housing units on a 28-acre site at Fort Lawton...

Alchemy Plans 43 Homes Next To Wallingford Post Office

On the former site of Bill The Butcher in Wallingford, Alchemy Investments is planning a mixed-use project with a large storefront and approximately 43...

Four Exciting Urbanist Data Points From Seattle’s MHA Study

The City released a large study about implementing Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) in all of the city’s urban villages, some urban centers, and many...

Draft Environmental Impact Statement Shows Big Possibilities for MHA Rezones

The Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the zoning changes its proposing in urban...

Predictable Disagreement And Surprising Agreements Where Single-Family Zoning Meets Multi-Family

If you take the Route 44 bus all the way to the end of the line in Ballard, you'll find yourself at the intersection...

New High School Headed To Seattle Center, Master Plan May Be Revamped

Seattle Center, the city's central playground of culture and engagement in Uptown, could be headed for an update to its governing master plan. Future redevelopment...